Drove to Spruce Knob from Seneca Rocks, WV on long, rough, curvy road to summit parking lot. Thunderstorms. Cold and windy at the top. Hiked around on the nearby trails and met some interesting people. HP #15 and our 9th HP of the week.

Route Climbed: straight up through bush and all Date Climbed: Summer 1999

A night before, I drank too much, and in the morning I had a terrible hangover. I puked until noon.

My companions left for the Spruce Knob summit without me, and they walked on the road (you know, there is a road right to the summit).

Then something inside me told me I had to get moving to get better, so I stood up, picked up a bottle of water, and went on. I was about an hour behind my friends, so I decided to fuck the road and go straight up through woods, swamp, bush, rock, etc. Guess what... I was on the summit an hour before my friends got there!

I got it confirmed again: if you are sick, or confused, or in a bad mood, get your ass together and get moving, and everything will normalize.

WAY too much snow. The snow was too deep to get my 4WD jeep to the trailhead, so we parked in the middle of the road, strapped on our crampons (in WV????) and climbed 2 miles to the top. Too much fog for any view, but it was nice to climb. Hope to go back in the warmer months!

Route Climbed: Uh, We walked from the car to the observation tower Date Climbed: April 21, 2001

Well, this was my second high point. West Virginia is very beautiful and if you catch it on a clear day it is very panoramic. I didn't, so my wife and I were treated to high winds and lots of fog. God is so creative in His creation.